Population Dynamics

A population is...

• A group of one species in one area

• Multiple species that live in one area

• All of the living and nonliving things in

• None of these

All of the living AND non-living things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an __________.

• Community

• Habitat

• Population

• Ecosystem

If the number of births in a population is the same as the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?

• It will increase

• It will decrease

• It will stay the same

• It will fluctuate.

Food, water, sunlight, shelter, and space are resources that are often __________.

• Limiting Factor

• Wet

• Messy

• Found in rocks

Any thing or organism that regulates the size of a population of another organism is known as __________.

• A limiting measure

• Population

• Limiting factor

• Community

Which of the following are density dependent factors?

• competition for resources

• predation

• disease

• natural disasters

Which of the following are examples of a density independent factors?

• Forrest fire

• Seasonal cycles

• Storms

• Disease

Limiting factors can be population dependent and population independent.

• True

• False